Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 49.7% cheaper than Bangkok.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.45
|
$4.06
EGP206.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.89
|
$4.71
EGP239.24
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.02
|
$0.33
EGP16.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.96
|
$0.12
EGP6.22
|
|
pay 55.1% less for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.97
|
$0.65
EGP32.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.79
|
$1.59
EGP80.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.85
|
$3.40
EGP172.67
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.57
|
$1.45
EGP73.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.88
|
$1.96
EGP99.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.23
|
$0.68
EGP34.75
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.80
|
$0.23
EGP11.84
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.34
|
$0.16
EGP8.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.47
|
$0.19
EGP9.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.33
|
$0.22
EGP10.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.25
|
$0.19
EGP9.64
|
|
pay 66.8% less for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.44
|
$1.01
EGP51.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,342.52
|
$8.12
EGP412.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,889,473.62
|
$36,284.10
EGP1,843,263.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB353.03
|
$2.50
EGP126.84
|
|
pay 59.3% less for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.39
|
$9.69
EGP492.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,504.24
|
$208.74
EGP10,604.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,306.22
|
$129.60
EGP6,583.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,298.66
|
$13.65
EGP693.52
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,597.98
|
$87.26
EGP4,432.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,350.68
|
$1,948.40
EGP98,980.53
|
|
pay 52.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.56
|
$1.42
EGP72.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.21
|
$1.54
EGP78.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.45
|
$1.83
EGP92.81
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,863.29
|
$18.55
EGP942.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.61
|
$3.04
EGP154.68
|
|
pay 8.0% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Cairo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,886.85
|
$37.28
EGP1,893.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,189.40
|
$49.39
EGP2,509.24
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,314.83
|
$97.57
EGP4,956.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,144.98
|
$53.60
EGP2,723.00
|
|
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